# NTSB LAX80FUG09: Bellanca 17-30, N7318V, Ontario, CA, December 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1979
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3750   79/12/1   ONTARIO,CA          BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1080
        TIME - 1100                    N7318V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT DMGD DRG FORCED LNDG IN VINEYARD.FUEL SELECTOR FOUND POSITIONED TO EMPTY TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7318V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318V-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 30173, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontario Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791201036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201036259A), Dec 1, 1979: Blanca 1730, Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot did not properly position fuel selectors to get fuel from auxilliary tanks.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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